Early American Ammunition
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Published 2021-06-02
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All Comments (21)
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The going rule that I learned in blacksmithing is to always assume that every piece of metal in the shop is hot regardless of weather it is glowing or not...🧐
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As Darkwing Duck says, “let’s get dangerous!”
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also, a gun is useless without the flint. hope you do a thing about how flintlock users used local flint.
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"today we are going to be doing something dangerous" Me- You had my curiosity, but now you have my attention
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"Stay strapped or get clapped." - George Washington, probably
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Between this and the Little House books, I now 100% have false memories of sitting by the fire trying not to touch the shiny hot bullets as Pa gets ready for hunting
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I’m mostly here for John giving a safety warning, and Doggo just shoving it’s delightful bonce in the nearest bucket for a good old sniff!
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First it was a crossover with Kent Rawlins, next it will be Ian from forgotten weapons
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One of my ancestors worked in casting tower for lead shot, if I understand correctly they would pour molten lead down the inside of the hollow tower, and it would hit mesh causing the lead to scatter into fat raindrops (perfect musketball size) which fell into water and cooled. Mass production!
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One thing that should be mentioned here for safety reasons. Now that the little pot and ladle have been used to process lead, they should never be used for food again. A lot of people have used cast iron pots and such in the past for melting lead at home. That is why you should be leery buying used cast iron cookware at flea markets and yard sales. If you do buy such an item, you should test it for lead before use.
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Water in molten lead instantly flashes to steam causing a steam explosion which will spray molten lead. That's why you don't cast when it's rainy.
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Apron gloves and eyes are an absolute must when casting. As someone who has had a few molten lead accidents I can't stress care and PPE enough
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Smoking the mold with candle soot makes for easier releases. I always thought the flintlock was backwards. Ready! Fire! Aim!
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I can't wait for the day Townsends mold and cast their own Liberty bell with a nutmeg on it. 🔔🌰
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7:38 Another safety consideration is to make sure the scrap lead you return to the pot is dry. Some makers will drop lead out of the mold into buckets of water to harden the lead with its sudden cooling effect. Just make sure there is no water in the lead bits going back in because the resulting steam will scatter molten lead everywhere.
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I am loving all of the new content.
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Also, civilian firearms were still largely custom made items. There was little, to no uniformity in caliber. Most weapons came with a bullet mold that made shot of the correct size for the bore of the weapon.
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Not bad shooting. Flintlocks are kinda tricky to shoot because of the long lock time between when you pull the trigger and the bullet actually leaves the barrel. You have to keep really still a lot longer than with a modern rifle.
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Put a pea size piece of bees wax in your melting pot it fluxes the lead and makes skimming the slag off easier.
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I was literally talking about casting musket balls with my brother about an hour ago, this video couldn't have been uploaded at a better time.
